Madison McMillan lines up a shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
It’s been a rough weekend.
Paired off with two of the best teams in the state, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team absorbed a pair of bushwhacking beatdowns.
After falling to Mount Vernon Christian Friday, the Wolves tipped off with visiting Neah Bay Saturday and got blasted 65-12.
Worse, junior standout Mia Farris, the team’s #2 scorer and a dangerous defender, crashed hard to the floor in the second quarter against the Red Devils, eventually leaving the gym on crutches.
Early reports indicate the injury wasn’t as bad as first feared, however, a slim ray of sunshine for the Wolves.
Now sitting at 5-10 after Saturday’s non-conference loss, CHS will get back at it next week with games against Concrete and Chief Leschi, neither of whom are close to the caliber of MVC and Neah Bay.
CHS coach Megan Richter plots strategy during a timeout.
The Red Devils are super quick and blitz from every angle, something the Wolves had trouble with.
The game was firmly in Neah Bay’s hands after the visitors rolled out to a 19-1 lead after one quarter of play.
CHS netted just a Teagan Calkins free throw in the opening frame, and while it picked up a few more points after that, they were few and far between.
The Wolves scored half of their 12 points in the second quarter, with Katie Marti popping for five — a three-point play the hard way on a bank shot and free throw, and a pair of charity shots later.
Reese Wilkinson, who came off the bench to pound the boards while fans ogled her hand-crafted jewelry and carvings displayed on her Instagram page, also slipped a free throw through the twines.
Trailing 36-7 at the half, Coupeville could only muster a pair of field goals the rest of the way.
Skylar Parker drilled a third-quarter three-ball, while Lyla Stuurmans sank a late jumper to close the scoring.
Marti finished with a team-high five points, with Skylar Parker (3), Stuurmans (2), Calkins (1), and Wilkinson (1) also scoring.
Kayla Arnold, Brynn Parker, Jada Heaton, Madison McMillan, Haylee Armstrong, Bryley Gilbert, and Farris also saw floor time for Megan Richter’s squad.
For those wondering, here’s Wilkinson’s Instagram:
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